(17.10) Log in goes back to log in. [duplicate]
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I don't know what happened. Clearly some file got corrupted in my /home folder.
As such when I type my password, the system tries to log me in (purple screen) then dumps me back to the log in screen.
I can log in on command line (alt+F2) and I can log in as a different user normally.
Only entry in jouranlctl -f I can find relevant to this is a failure to write ICEAuthority file (I've tried to chmod it to me again, but it still says cannot write).
Any ideas?
Thank you.
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I don't know what happened. Clearly some file got corrupted in my /home folder.
As such when I type my password, the system tries to log me in (purple screen) then dumps me back to the log in screen.
I can log in on command line (alt+F2) and I can log in as a different user normally.
Only entry in jouranlctl -f I can find relevant to this is a failure to write ICEAuthority file (I've tried to chmod it to me again, but it still says cannot write).
Any ideas?
Thank you.
login
asked Apr 24 at 21:54
Alex Kambas
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marked as duplicate by user68186, karel, Eric Carvalho, David Foerster, Fabby Apr 25 at 20:43
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up vote
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Ubuntu gets stuck in a login loop
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I don't know what happened. Clearly some file got corrupted in my /home folder.
As such when I type my password, the system tries to log me in (purple screen) then dumps me back to the log in screen.
I can log in on command line (alt+F2) and I can log in as a different user normally.
Only entry in jouranlctl -f I can find relevant to this is a failure to write ICEAuthority file (I've tried to chmod it to me again, but it still says cannot write).
Any ideas?
Thank you.
login
asked Apr 24 at 21:54
Alex Kambas
61
This question already has an answer here:
Ubuntu gets stuck in a login loop
39 answers
I don't know what happened. Clearly some file got corrupted in my /home folder.
As such when I type my password, the system tries to log me in (purple screen) then dumps me back to the log in screen.
I can log in on command line (alt+F2) and I can log in as a different user normally.
Only entry in jouranlctl -f I can find relevant to this is a failure to write ICEAuthority file (I've tried to chmod it to me again, but it still says cannot write).
Any ideas?
Thank you.
This question already has an answer here:
Ubuntu gets stuck in a login loop
39 answers
login
asked Apr 24 at 21:54
Alex Kambas
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asked Apr 24 at 21:54
Alex Kambas
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asked Apr 24 at 21:54
Alex Kambas
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asked Apr 24 at 21:54
Alex Kambas
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marked as duplicate by user68186, karel, Eric Carvalho, David Foerster, Fabby Apr 25 at 20:43
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To check a common cause of this error...
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
ls -al /home/your_username/.*author* # use the correct your_username
If you see either of these files owned by root:root...
-rw------- 1 root root 352K Apr 24 09:28 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 root root 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
Then...
sudo mount -o remount,rw / # to mount the disk as read/write
cd /home/your_username # again, use the correct your_username
sudo chown your_username:your_username .ICEauthority # use correct your_username
sudo chown your_username:your_username .Xauthority # use correct your_username
sudo chmod 600 .*author* # change the file(s) permissions
reboot
And retest your normal login.
answered Apr 24 at 22:53
heynnema
15.4k21945
Thank you. I've tried it. All files owned by the correct user. I created a new user and was able to log in fine with the new user. Reboot, and I could no longer log in with the new user either. So I gave up and installed 18.04 from scratch (already had a backup).
– Alex Kambas
May 3 at 20:14
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1 Answer
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To check a common cause of this error...
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
ls -al /home/your_username/.*author* # use the correct your_username
If you see either of these files owned by root:root...
-rw------- 1 root root 352K Apr 24 09:28 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 root root 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
Then...
sudo mount -o remount,rw / # to mount the disk as read/write
cd /home/your_username # again, use the correct your_username
sudo chown your_username:your_username .ICEauthority # use correct your_username
sudo chown your_username:your_username .Xauthority # use correct your_username
sudo chmod 600 .*author* # change the file(s) permissions
reboot
And retest your normal login.
answered Apr 24 at 22:53
heynnema
15.4k21945
Thank you. I've tried it. All files owned by the correct user. I created a new user and was able to log in fine with the new user. Reboot, and I could no longer log in with the new user either. So I gave up and installed 18.04 from scratch (already had a backup).
– Alex Kambas
May 3 at 20:14
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up vote
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To check a common cause of this error...
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
ls -al /home/your_username/.*author* # use the correct your_username
If you see either of these files owned by root:root...
-rw------- 1 root root 352K Apr 24 09:28 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 root root 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
Then...
sudo mount -o remount,rw / # to mount the disk as read/write
cd /home/your_username # again, use the correct your_username
sudo chown your_username:your_username .ICEauthority # use correct your_username
sudo chown your_username:your_username .Xauthority # use correct your_username
sudo chmod 600 .*author* # change the file(s) permissions
reboot
And retest your normal login.
answered Apr 24 at 22:53
heynnema
15.4k21945
Thank you. I've tried it. All files owned by the correct user. I created a new user and was able to log in fine with the new user. Reboot, and I could no longer log in with the new user either. So I gave up and installed 18.04 from scratch (already had a backup).
– Alex Kambas
May 3 at 20:14
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up vote
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up vote
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To check a common cause of this error...
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
ls -al /home/your_username/.*author* # use the correct your_username
If you see either of these files owned by root:root...
-rw------- 1 root root 352K Apr 24 09:28 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 root root 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
Then...
sudo mount -o remount,rw / # to mount the disk as read/write
cd /home/your_username # again, use the correct your_username
sudo chown your_username:your_username .ICEauthority # use correct your_username
sudo chown your_username:your_username .Xauthority # use correct your_username
sudo chmod 600 .*author* # change the file(s) permissions
reboot
And retest your normal login.
answered Apr 24 at 22:53
heynnema
15.4k21945
To check a common cause of this error...
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
ls -al /home/your_username/.*author* # use the correct your_username
If you see either of these files owned by root:root...
-rw------- 1 root root 352K Apr 24 09:28 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 root root 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
Then...
sudo mount -o remount,rw / # to mount the disk as read/write
cd /home/your_username # again, use the correct your_username
sudo chown your_username:your_username .ICEauthority # use correct your_username
sudo chown your_username:your_username .Xauthority # use correct your_username
sudo chmod 600 .*author* # change the file(s) permissions
reboot
And retest your normal login.
answered Apr 24 at 22:53
heynnema
15.4k21945
edited Apr 24 at 23:28
answered Apr 24 at 22:53
heynnema
15.4k21945
answered Apr 24 at 22:53
heynnema
15.4k21945
answered Apr 24 at 22:53
heynnema
15.4k21945
15.4k21945
Thank you. I've tried it. All files owned by the correct user. I created a new user and was able to log in fine with the new user. Reboot, and I could no longer log in with the new user either. So I gave up and installed 18.04 from scratch (already had a backup).
– Alex Kambas
May 3 at 20:14
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Thank you. I've tried it. All files owned by the correct user. I created a new user and was able to log in fine with the new user. Reboot, and I could no longer log in with the new user either. So I gave up and installed 18.04 from scratch (already had a backup).
– Alex Kambas
May 3 at 20:14
Thank you. I've tried it. All files owned by the correct user. I created a new user and was able to log in fine with the new user. Reboot, and I could no longer log in with the new user either. So I gave up and installed 18.04 from scratch (already had a backup).
– Alex Kambas
May 3 at 20:14
Thank you. I've tried it. All files owned by the correct user. I created a new user and was able to log in fine with the new user. Reboot, and I could no longer log in with the new user either. So I gave up and installed 18.04 from scratch (already had a backup).
– Alex Kambas
May 3 at 20:14
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